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Oil workers rally for shift change, against DG

Workers from the state-run South Oil Company (SOC) are demanding improved working conditions, including a change in shift hours, and are calling for the resignation of the company's director general if the demands go unmet.

Workers at the South Oil Company rally outside company headquarters in Basra on March 10, 2015. (STAFF/Iraq Oil Report)
Jan 13, 2014

Maersk takes stakes in Repsol blocks in KRG

Denmark's Maersk Oil has acquired 40 percent stakes in two oil blocks in Kurdistan operated by Spain's Repsol, and continues to investigate further expansion in the region.

Jan 8, 2014

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Jan. 7, 2014

Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers publishes decisions of the Cabinet, Beyond the Headlines features a translation from the original Arabic.

Dec 19, 2013

KRG confirms block awards in Ninewa

Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region has confirmed the award of two oil exploration blocks to Komet Group, a subsidiary of Moldova's ASCOM.

Dec 19, 2013

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Dec. 17, 2013

Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers publishes decisions of the Cabinet, Beyond the Headlines features a translation from the original Arabic.

Dec 10, 2013

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Dec. 10, 2013

Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers publishes decisions of the Cabinet, Beyond the Headlines features a translation from the original Arabic.

Dec 10, 2013

Majnoon, Rumaila make headway

Royal Dutch Shell's Majnoon oil field has quickly increased to more than 200,000 barrels per day (bpd) over the past three months, following nearly a year-long shut-down, as other key Basra fields also increase production.

Nov 27, 2013

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Nov. 26, 2013

Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers publishes decisions of the Cabinet, Beyond the Headlines features a translation from the original Arabic.